Container.



F. WESTERBEGK.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 9,-1910.

Patented Dan 27, 1910.

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mm 9, 1910. 979,81 5. Patented Dec. 27, 1910. 2 sums-enm- 2.

NI STATS FREDERICK WESTERBECK, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CONTAINER.

Application filed June 9, 1910. Serial No. 565,933.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK WESTER- nnox, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming par of this specification.

My invention relates to a container designed for use in lieu of sheet metal boxes and sheet metal cans for holding various commodities and from which the commodities are dispensed by merchants. Containers of this description involve considerable expense in their manufacture and they are, therefore, employed by the wholesale merchant for the purpose of transporting commodities to the retail merchant to be used until they have been emptied, after which they are to be returned to the wholesale merchant to be refilled. It is a well known fact that where such containers are made of tin, as they commonly are, they become battered and otherwise injured during transportation and while in the hands of retail merchants, so that the wholesaler is frequently put to the expense of having the containers repaired, and very frequently suffers entire loss of the containers by their being rendered unfit for further service when they are returned from the retail merchant following one or two shipments of merchandise to him in the containers.

\Vith the foregoing in view, the object of my present invention is the production of a container that will withstand a greater amount of rough usage than the ordinary sheet metal containers and consequently of greater longevity, and which may be produced at approximately the same cost as that involved in the manufacture of sheet metal containers for like service.

Another object of my invention is to provide a container of the kind referred to with a substantial means by which the lid may be held in a closed position through the medium of a seal.

Figure I is a perspective View of my container. Fig. II is a top or plan view of the front portion of the container. Fig. III is a vertical section taken on line III-III, Fig. II. Fig. IV is an enlarged vertical section taken on line IV-IV, Fig. I. Fig. V is an enlarged horizontal section taken on line VV, Fig. I. Fig. VI is an enlarged vertical section taken on line VI-VI, Fig. I.

In the accompanying drawings :A designates the front wall, A- the back wall, B one of the side walls, C the bottom, D a fixed cover section, and E the hinged cover section or lid of my container. The back wallA is constructed similar to the front wall A.

The front wall A comprises a panel- 1 that is of some other material than sheet metal, preferably wood, and channel side strips 2, of sheet metal, a bottom sheet metal channel strip 3, and a top sheet metal channel strip 4, all of said channel strips being fitted to the panel 1 so as to inclose its edges and constitute binding members therefor.

The side walls B comprise panels 5 similar to the panel 1, sheet metal channel side strips 6, a sheet metal channel bottom strip 7 and a sheet metal channel top strip 8,having the same functions as the channel strip of the front wall.

The bottom 0 of my container comprises a panel 9 of material similar to that of which the panels of the wall of the container are made and edge sheet metal channel strips 10 fitted to said panel. Two or more of the channel strips of the bottom are provided with beads 11 extending downwardly from their bottom portions and which serve as feet to support the container, in order that the greatest area of the bottom of the container may be upheld from contact with a floor or shelf on which the container is placed when in use, this being important in view of the bottom panel being of wood or similar material that is liable to absorb moisture in the event of the container resting upon a damp surface.

The fixed cover section D comprises a panel 12, of material similar to that of which the panels previously referred to are made, a sheet metal lining 15 that is bent upwardly at the side edges and then outwardly, producing side flanges 15 that overlie the side walls of the container and at the rear edge of the panel to produce a top rear flange 14. 13 are angular side strips, each having a wing interposed between the upturned side portion of the lining 15 and the adjacent side edge of the panel 12 and a wing resting on the panel. These strips are connected to the rear flange l t and the strip 14: by suitable means, such as solder. The lining 15 is bent upwardly at the front edge of the panel 12. Immediately back of this front turned up portion of the lining. is; an angular strip 14 that connects the side flanges 13 at the top of the section D and one wing. 5 of which is interposed between the panel 12 and the front turned up portion of the lining 15.

The hinged cover section or lid E comprises a panel 16 similar to the other panels herein mentioned and a sheet metal lining 17 which is bent upwardly to embrace the rear edge of the panel: 1 6': and then downwardly onto said. panel toproduce a rear flange 19, the

rearflangebeing secured to side anglestrips 18- by suitable means, such as solder: The

sheet" metal lining extends upwardly at the sides of: the. panel 16" and then outwardly, producing side flanges 17 that overlie the side walls: of the container when the lid is 20 closed. The lining is ailsoaexten'dedi upward 1y at the trout edge of. the panel 16 and terminates: in a flange. 2.0 that extends forwardly trom. the front edge of the panel so as to overlie the top of the. front wall of the container when the: lid. is. closed.

flange terminates; in a. head in which is mounted. a, reinforcing. wire 21' that extends transversely of the container and. in: the

flange aireapertures 22 and 23 adapted torreceive members tos be hereinafter; more pan ticularly described;

2 1 is an angular sheet metal; strip. that connects; the side: strips 18 of the lid, one

wing of; said strip 242-1 for the connection. oftsaid. sidestrips-beingzlocated above the panel.

16; and" united to: the side: strips, while theotherwing, is located between the front edge of. the; panel and theupturned front portion of the lining 17.. The. lid E. is pivotally connected to: the

fixed cover section. D by a hinge comprising leaves- 25: soldered, or otherwise suitably secured, to-thelining; 17 of the-lid? and fitted to a pintle rod 26 that is mounted in ears 27 formed from thefront turned upiportion of the lining. of the} cover section 1D.

28 designates a. sheet metal: body lining for the container that isseated. within. thebody comprising has several walls and bottom, this body lining being extended to the tops of the container wallsand! being then bent. downwardly upon itself and then inwardly, as seen most clearly in Fig. 13V, to

provide a seat- 29-1301: the lid. E when it: is

closed',.suchl seat. being continued; beneath the fixed: cover section 12 to assist in its support..

In. the manufacture of'my container, the" various walls, bottom; and top) membersare constructed separately so that eachincludes.' a: panel of materiahsuchas: wood=,.wh1ch=.1s-

less susceptible: of than the thin. sheet metal, owing: tow its greater thiclmess, and also include the sheet metal? binding mem;

hers incasing the edgesof these-panels. The I This the connection of the fixed cover section to the rear and side walls in a manner s1m1- lar to that in which the walls are united to each other. Having now described the construction of my container in general, I will-proceed with the description of the devices provided for sealing the lid of the container in a closed position. F are sea-l receiving members, preferably made of wire, and each compris ing a body portion- 30 that extends longitudinally within the topchannel" strip 4% of the front wall of the container fromwhich thewire is bent upwardly toextend through an aperture 4:" in the top of the stripet and through the aperture 22 in tl-refront flange of the lid E that registers with the aperture 4 when the lid is closed. A loop 31- isproto duced fronr the wire and this loop overlies the central portion ot the front fl'a-nge of the lid so that it opposes the companion loop of the other seal receiving member. Fromtheloopthe wire extends-- down wardly' through the apertures- 22' and 4; and then beneath the central portionsof the strip 4 and the lid flange in the formof an arm 32:: that serves tolimit the-upward movement of theloop: 31 above the hinged cover section or lid. The end of the body 30 of each seal receiving member F extends upwardly through an aperture 4 in the top strip of the front walland through the aperture 23 in the lid flange that registers with said 1 aperture 4%, and this end is bent so as to overlie the flange of the lid, thereby producing an arm 33 that faces the rear. end. of the loop 31 and acts to holdthe hinged cover section or lidE from upward movement when it is closed, and: the seal receiving members are in the positions shown in the drawings. The apertures 22, 23,4 and; 4" are elongated and, therefore, the seal receiving members may be at one time in a position to permit 11 of the loops 31 and; arms 33 being at one time in position in the ZIPBITtLlIBSlIlE the front flange of the lid to provide for the lid; being. opened, and when the seal receiving members are shifted into lid fastening po- 1 sition; that is to say, the position: in which they are shown in the drawings, a seal may be applied to them by passing it through; the loops of the members, thereby preventing unwarranted opening of the container without breaking the; seal and furnishing a: tell-staleof the fact that the container has been: opened.

1. A container comprising: a: body, a lid 1 having a fixed cover section provided with a lining bent upwardly at the sides and outwardly, producing flanges overlying the side walls of the body, and also bent upwardly at the front edge and provided with ears, and a hinged cover section provided with a lining bent upwardly at the sides and outwardly, producing flanges overlying the side walls of the body, and also bent upwardly at the front edge, and provided with a flange overlying the front wall, the leaves between the cover sections, and a pintle rod connecting the ears and the leaves.

2. A container comprising a body having a lining extended to the top of the walls, bent downwardly upon itself and then inwardly to provide a seat for a lid.

3. A container, comprising a body having a front wall provided with a top member containing elongated apertures, a lid hinged to said body and having a front flange provided with elongated apertures for registration with the apertures in the top member of said front wall, and seal receiving members slidably arranged in the top member of said front wall and extending through the apertures therein, the seal receiving members being arranged for passage through the apertures in the flange of said lid to be shifted over said flange.

4. A container, comprising abody having a front wall provided with a top member containing elongated apertures, a lid hinged to said body and having a front flange provided with elongated apertures for registra' tion with the apertures in the top member of said front wall, and seal receiving members slidably arranged in the top member of said front wall and extending through the apertures therein, the seal receiving members being arranged for passage through the apertures in the flange of said lid to be shifted over said flange, and being provided with loops at their facing ends.

5. A container, comprising a body having a front Wall provided with a top member containing elongated apertures, a lid hinged to said body and having a front flange provided with elongated apertures for registration with the apertures in the top member of said front wall, and seal receiving members slidably arranged in the top member of said front wall and extending through the apertures therein, the seal receiving members being arranged for passage through the apertures in the flange of said lid to be shifted over said flange, and being provided with loops at their inner and facing ends and upturned arms at their outer ends.

FREDERICK WE STERBECK.

In the presence of- E. B. LINN, A. J. MCGAULEY. 

